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REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL

with ROGER FRENCH

Passengers boarding Lynx 23 (YJ60 KAK), an Optare Tempo new to...

with ROGER FRENCH
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TfL budget extension

MARK LYONS

Commissioner says DfT is asking questions but not negotiating...

MARK LYONS
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Barton hangs on in Melton Mowbray

Famed above all else as the home of pork pies and Stilton cheese,...

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AN ENGLISH REVOLUTION

with ALAN MILLAR

It is hard to understate the amount of change heralded in Bus...

with ALAN MILLAR
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Swestrans should ask SPT to fix its information problem

Steven Ardron’s Room for Improvement article (Publicity Matters...

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Ward’s Seddons all had Perkins V8 engines

Last month’s Made in Yorkshire feature made mention of one...

NCT managing director Mark Fowles retires

Mark Fowles has accumulated 27 years of service with Nottingham City Transport

Van Hool UK replaces Arriva Bus and Coach

Van Hool UK Ltd has been set up by the Belgian manufacturer to continue offering coaches and aftersales support

CPT launches coach strategy campaigns

Strategy calls for millions in government grants, extension on loan repayments and the promotion of coach travel

Coach industry warns of ‘coach deserts’ if support not given

Some of the difficulties facing the coach industry have been laid bare to MPs

National Express 2020 results reveal full COVID impact

James Day

After a strong January and February, operator reveals £380m loss for 2020

James Day
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Remote working ‘could benefit buses but increase subsidy’

The Welsh government expects the increase in working from, or...

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THE WILMSLOW WILDERNESS

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INSIDE TRACK It has always interested me why there are,...

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LEZ changes hit cross-border routes

MARK LYONS

LOOK IN ON LONDONOperators given three months’ grace to complete...

MARK LYONS
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Did it grow into a Metrobus?

Did this Fiat 126 turn into an MCW Metrobus when it grew up?Terry...

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A QUESTION OF SCALE

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COMMENT How big should a regional bus company be? Compact...

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Council views Hunstanton bus station as entirely superfluous

Your article in Buses last month concerning the closure of Hunstanton...

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Beer & Buses misses a second year

PRESERVATION UPDATE The Isle of Wight Bus Museum’s...

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Restoration work progresses on Adelaide Daimler

The Sydney Bus Museum is progressing with the restoration of...

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Volvo Bus and Mercedes-Benz skip Busworld Europe

Volvo and Mercedes-Benz/Setra parent Daimler Buses have decided...

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Bolton Metroshuttle shelved after funding is cut

Bolton’s free Metroshuttle town centre service 500 is to end...

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Keolis orders 22 Volvo 9700 double-deckers

Keolis has ordered 22 of Volvo’s new 9700 DD double-deck coaches...

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Running times cut as lockdown speeds up many services

Average bus speeds in Greater London leapt to 10.4mph by mid-January...

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NATEX IN NORTH AMERICA

As DENNIS LAMING explains, National Express Group generates more...

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Go-Ahead defies Manchester strike

NEWS The Travellers’ Choice SD16 BKB, a Plaxton Elite-bodied...

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Modern vehicles might benefit from semi-autos

YOU WRITE The letter from Roland Graves (You Write,...

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The South East Bus Festival postponed

The South East Bus Festival at Detling, near Maidstone — due...

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In Fleet News this month

JOHN G. LIDSTONE With additional material compiled by LAWRIE BOWLES and JOHN YOUNG

FLEET NEWS ENGLAND & WALES ● 21-regs for Ensignbus,...

JOHN G. LIDSTONE With additional material compiled by LAWRIE BOWLES and JOHN YOUNG
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The life stories of London’s original LT class

ALAN MILLAR

Title: LT, LS and LTC Vehicle Histories Volume 1: LS1-13, LT1-700 Volume...

ALAN MILLAR